Notes / Commercial Description:
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the original release of Bitches Brew, Miles Davis' 1970 paradigm-shifting landmark fusion breakthrough, we've created our own Bitches Brew -- a bold, dark beer that's a fusion of three threads of imperial stout and one thread of honey beer with gesho root. It's a gustatory analog to Miles' masterpiece.

On tap at their Fairfax brewpub. Full body with tingling carbonation. First impression is that it's bitter, with lots of dry cocoa, coffee, and charred wood notes. Further exploration reveals hints of earthy honey flavor, some red wine fruitiness, hints of roasted malt in the finish. Surprised by the low IBU count considering how much charred and coffee influence is in here. A sipper for sure, and it was a mistake to pair it with BBQ chicken, as sweet as it is. Probably better with something savory but light.

Damn a pretty awesome beer logo, the Bitches Brew album cover. Pours out substantially black. Pretty brown head, 1" on it. Really looks impressive in a style that is hard to stand out, great retention. Aroma is just straight up roast.

Taste, slightly bitter, acrid, ashy, wood and much heavier roasted feel to it. Decent mouth feel that hides alcohol, imparts more malt and roast, stays away from any chocolate feels other than just ones you get from the malt instead of an adjunct. I guess since DFH had the album gimmick, they didn't need to stray too far on this one, yes, I guess there is honey and some root, but those things don't seem to make the beer stray from traditional style norms really. A slight wood aspect in the mouth feel, possibly that root shit. Not a ton of dark fruit RIS notes. Definitely better than average for style.